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CVE-2025-24990

Windows Agere Modem Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2025‑10‑14. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile94th6.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2025-10-14, due 2025-11-04
No public exploit knownFix5 products5 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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What to do

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  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Affected: ≥ 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.27974Upgrade to: 6.1.7601.27974Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Affected: ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.23571Upgrade to: 6.0.6003.23571Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2Affected: ≥ 6.3.9600.0, < 6.3.9600.22824Upgrade to: 6.3.9600.22824Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012Affected: ≥ 6.2.9200.0, < 6.2.9200.25722Upgrade to: 6.2.9200.25722Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.8519Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.8519Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 5 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened. 1 further article named this CVE in wider roundups without reporting it as a distinct event.

What it is

From the CVE record

Microsoft is aware of vulnerabilities in the third party Agere Modem driver that ships natively with supported Windows operating systems. This is an announcement of the upcoming removal of ltmdm64.sys driver. The driver has been removed in the October cumulative update. Fax modem hardware dependent on this specific driver will no longer work on Windows. Microsoft recommends removing any existing dependencies on this hardware.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS94th
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2025-10-14.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-11-04.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

6.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 94th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

7 events over 254 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  3. Added to CISA KEVpublished, weakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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In the news

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